In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

A ceremony to honor Jefferson County’s last Civil War veteran was held recently at the Brookville Cemetery, when a special ...

The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration” surveys the history of presidential memorialization, a complicated tale.

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Discover who holds the title of the youngest U.S. President. Learn about John F. Kennedy's historic election at 43, his Cold ...

Troy McKinley was launching the first day of his Minnesota Prepper Expo on June 20 when someone handed him a phone with breaking news. An FBI agent had described alleged political assassin Vance ...

For Confederate Army scout with Powhatan ties, life after the Civil War was devoted to spreading the word of God—and to ...

I’m writing something different. Over the weekend, by chance, I watched parts of the Roosevelts documentary on Amazon. OK, ...

Twin brothers John Middleton Clayton and William Henry Harrison Clayton were born on their father’s farm near Philadelphia in October 13, 1840. Their lives were defined like many men of that ...

Twin brothers John Middleton Clayton and William Henry Harrison Clayton were born on their father’s farm near Philadelphia in ...

The American Civil War. Remember it? Well, no, because you weren't alive. But you've read about it, and the Civil War ...